Buy photo u of l head coach rick pitino names tricaptains for the. Louisville the university of louisville is looking into salacious allegations in a new book that say a former cardinals mens basketball staffer paid escorts thousands of dollars to have sexual. U of l is informed that a book written by escort katina. Oct 16, 2017 rick pitino, seen during louisvilles secondround loss in the 2017 ncaa mens basketball tournament.
The book is written by louisville resident katina powell a selfdescribed. University of louisville is investigating claims that a former staffer hired escorts to have sex with basketball players and recruits. In june 2017, the ncaa suspended pitino for five games of the 2017 18 season for his lack of oversight in an escort sex scandal involving recruits. When rick pitino was fired as the coach of the louisville cardinals in 2017, it was. Louisville fans who have been waiting for a basketball scandal development that actually benefits their side can rejoice or something, as five women who were named as prostitutes. The allegations are outlined in a book entitled, breaking cardinal rules. The ncaa did not state whether the schools 20 national title or 2012 final four berth would be erased from the record books. Louisville basketball and hookers first scandal i just.
Pitino, who demanded total control, cant avoid accountability now. Basketball and the escort queen, written by selfdescribed former escort katina powell. Oct 20, 2015 the pressure around the louisville basketball program is reaching its tipping point. A timeline of the ncaa louisville basketball investigation. Indianapolis writer details louisville basketball escort. Louisville isnt charged in the fbi college basketball investigation, but it could still be in trouble with ncaa.
Basketball and the escort queen, the book will tell her story of being a louisville stripper and escort. In a new book, katina powell claims she provided escort. Oct 02, 2015 book claims u of l arranged for prostitutes for basketball recruitsplayers jeff greer, louisville courierjournal published 5. Andre mcgee, a umkc mens basketball assistant coach, is said to have paid an escort service to help recruit players to louisville while he worked for the basketball staff there, according to a. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Five ex louisville basketball players and recruits told otl of parties at a dorm from 2010 to 14 that included strippers paid for by the teams graduate assistant coach. Louisville disputed value of sex acts from prostitutes. Jun 15, 2017 university of louisville head basketball coach rick pitino received a fivegame acc suspension on thursday for his role in the cardinals prostitute scandal, the ncaa announced pitino will miss. Here is a timeline of events in the university of louisville mens basketball investigation dating to august 2015.
Louisville dorm turned into brothel for basketball team. Louisville staffer hired prostitutes to woo recruits. Book claims louisville arranged for prostitutes for basketball recruits. Sep 26, 2017 louisville basketball, one of the most successful in history on the court and for decades the most lucrative hoops program in america, prepare for your demise. Uofl receives final penalties from ncaa the crunch zone. Louisville basketball under attack by stripperescort. Former louisville recruits and players confirmed in detail the stripper parties and a payforsex system spearhe. Louisville mens basketball coach rick pitino cutting down the net after. Louisville s former basketball operations director. The allegations came out in advance of the release of breaking cardinal rules. Basketball and the escort queen, a book written by powell and indianapolisbased investigative journalist dick cady. Jun 15, 2017 louisville head basketball coach rick pitino will be suspended for the first five games of the 2017 18 acc season, after the ncaas committee on infractions criticized his monitoring of the. The 2017 18 ncaa division i mens basketball corruption scandal is an ongoing corruption scandal, initially involving sportswear manufacturer adidas as well as several college basketball programs associated with the brand but now involving many programs not affiliated with adidas.
Louisville announced selfimposed sanctions in 2016 against the mens basketball program and the ncaa followed it up in june 2017 with a punishment of its own. In the book, powell named andre mcgee, a former cardinals assistant and in 2015 the teams director of operations, as having paid her for these services. Rick pitino was forced out as louisville s basketball coach on wednesday after a federal. Louisvilles national championship from 20 was eventually vacated as well. University of louisville head basketball coach rick pitino hasnt been charged with any crimes, but cbs news has learned he is the man referred to in. Their mentors and leaders set the culture at louisville. The recruiting and sex scandal first came to light in october, when powell, 43, a selfdescribed former escort, detailed the recruiting parties in the book, breaking cardinal rules. The scandal centered around improper benefits given by former director of basketball operations and louisville player andre mcgee to prospective players and former louisville players. Rick pitino suspended 5 games, louisville on probation for. There is a recently published book about louisville basketball recruits and players being provided services by prostitutes. Indianapolis writer details louisville basketball escort scandal.
Head basketball coach at louisville, where program paid escorts to strip and perform sex acts for. Louisville files its final response to the ncaa appeal responses. From 2010 to 2014, louisville basketball staff allegedly paid for strippers and sex parties for recruits and players in a campus dormitory. A university of louisville grad assistant hired strippers and prostitutes to entertain basketball recruits, according to a book from ibj book publishing. Louisville basketball deserves death penalty if ncaa. The level i violations charge the programs head coach, rick pitino, with failure to. A former head of mens basketball operations at the university of louisville paid an escort service for four years to provide sex to teenage recruits to help woo the players to join the cardinals. Louisville must forfeit basketball championship over sex scandal. The louisville mens basketball program arranged for strippers and prostitutes to dance andor have sex with prospects, some underage, andor. Katina powell, an africanamerican woman who earned a living in an escort business with her daughters, is being paid a small sum by ibj publishing to write a tellall book, breaking cardinal rules.
Sep 27, 2017 louisvilles 2017 recruitment class is ranked 14 th in the nation according to. Jun 15, 2017 pitino outraged at ncaa penalties over prostitute scandal. Last week, a louisville area madame dropped a bomb on the cardinals basketball program, releasing a book alleging that former graduate assistant andre mcgee had. Under pitino, director of basketball operations andre mcgee hired strippers and prostitutes as a way of gaining favor with high school recruits from 2010 to 2014.
Ncaa announces penalties in louisville recruiting scandal. The sanctions come in the wake of a 20month ordeal after katina powell and ibj publishing released its book breaking cardinal rules. In 2017, the ncaas infractions committee ordered u of l to vacate its 20 national championship and other records after finding former director of basketball operations andre mcgee guilty of. Book claims louisville arranged for prostitutes for basketball recruits posted by gary carter on october 3, 2015 louisville the university of louisville is looking into salacious allegations in a new book that say a former cardinals mens basketball staffer paid escorts thousands of dollars to have sexual relations with both players and. In 20, he was elected to the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame. Members of the ncaas committee on infractions hold a hearing with the ncaa enforcement staff and the university of louisville. Louisville staffer bought hookers for basketball players. The university of louisville and pitino file their responses to the. Alleged former louisville escort reportedly was rebuffed.
An escort who authored the book claimed she and others stripped, danced for and had sex. Rick pitino has been ousted at louisville, ending a 16year tenure that featured. Oct 02, 2015 in her book, the 43yearold powell said she provided entertainment for 22 parties from 2010 to 2014, many at billy minardi hall, an oncampus dormitory for many louisville basketball players. The ncaas punishment of louisville is really no punishment. Jun 15, 2017 the ncaa ruled thursday that louisville mens basketball coach rick pitino failed to monitor his program during a highprofile escort scandal, slapping him with a fivegame suspension and. Jun 16, 2017 the ncaas punishment of louisville is really no punishment at all. A book that is about to be published alleges a former university of louisville mens basketball staffer paid to arrange for sex for cardinals players and recruits. Mickey maurer pays prostitute for tellall smut book about.
Louisville must forfeit basketball championship over sex. Pitino led kentucky to an ncaa championship in 1996. Pitino will miss the first five conference games of the 201718 season as a. The university says the punishment seen by some experts as a slap on the wrist is too harsh and intends to appeal. University of louisville scandal timeline of fbi allegations. Book claims u of l arranged for prostitutes for basketball. Settlement reached in lawsuit over katina powells book. Sep 26, 2017 lines youll remember from the fbi press conference on sept. Louisville ousted rick pitino over his most predictable. The university of louisville committed four major national collegiate athletic association violations when a former mens basketball assistant paid an escort service to provide strip shows and sex for recruits and other players, the ncaa stated in a notice of allegations sent to the university thursday. Book claims louisville arranged for prostitutes for. In 20, he was elected to the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame in june 2017, the ncaa suspended pitino for five games of the 2017 18 season for his lack of oversight in an escort sex scandal involving recruits. At least three former university of louisville mens basketball recruits have confirmed to ncaa investigators that they attended parties inside an oncampus dorm where strippers danced for them and prostitutes were paid. Sep 26, 2017 louisville isnt charged in the fbi college basketball investigation, but it could still be in trouble with ncaa.
In an afternoon press conference, postel names vince tyra, prominent businessman, former university of kentucky baseball player and son of legendary louisville basketball. The 2017 18 ncaa division i mens basketball corruption scandal is an ongoing corruption scandal, initially involving sportswear manufacturer adidas as well as several college basketball programs associated with the brand but now involving many programs not affiliated with adidas on september 27, 2017, the federal bureau of investigation and the office of the united states attorney for the. Ncaa faults louisville basketball program for ethics and. Ncaa investigating louisville after book alleges staffer. Grand jury declined to indict katina powell and andre mcgee in university. In a soontobereleased book, a louisville madam alleges a former mens basketball staffer at the university of louisville hired escorts to dance for and have sex. Pitino outraged at ncaa penalties over prostitute scandal.
Ncaa alleges louisville violated rules in prostitution. The ncaas report on the punishment for the louisville mens basketball team in a case that involved striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, studentathletes and others, includes many. Breaking cardinal rules is an expose by escort katina powell based on her experiences providing sexual services for the basketball program at the university of louisville. Rick pitino shocked of louisvilles reported involvement in fbi investigation. Mickey maurer pays prostitute for tellall smut book about universi ty of louisville s basketball program katina powell. The ncaa has suspended louisvilles mens basketball coach rick pitino for five atlantic coast conference games following its sex scandal investigation. University of louisville head basketball coach rick pitino received a fivegame acc suspension on thursday for his role in the cardinals prostitute scandal, the ncaa.
Brian bowen, the highest rated uncommitted recruit for 2017, has officially committed to louisville basketball. On october 3, 2015, the book publisher ibj custom publishing released a book entitled breaking. Louisville investigating allegations basketball staffer paid for prostitutes for players, recruits. Book alleges uofl arranged prostitutes for program.
Pitino will miss the first five conference games of the 201718 season as a result, and noted louisville. Basketball and the escort queen, which was published earlier in october. Mar 11, 2016 the recruiting and sex scandal first came to light in october, when powell, 43, a selfdescribed former escort, detailed the recruiting parties in the book, breaking cardinal rules. The 2015 university of louisville basketball sex scandal involved national collegiate athletic. Powell wrote she provided strippers for louisville basketball players and recruits between 2010 and 2014. The louisville mens basketball program arranged for. Louisville, pitino could lose ncaa title over stripper parties. An exuniversity of louisville mens basketball recruit confirmed to an ncaa investigator this week that the basis of allegations being made in a new book involving paid escorts are true, according to a cbs sports report.
Louisville coach rick pitino may have helped get adidas money. He is the only coach to lead three different schools providence, kentucky, and louisville to a final four. The book details various stripping and sex parties that took place inside of billy minardi hall, louisvilles oncampus athletic dormitory. The worst of the escort scandal is behind the cardinals foxsports jun 30, 2017 at 10. U of l is informed that a book written by escort katina powell. It is written with pulitzer prizewinning investigative journalist dick cady. University of louisville, cardinals, recruitment, basketball, college, sports, recruitment violations. Women seeking men in louisville personals on oodle. Louisville the university of louisville is looking into salacious allegations in a new book that say a former cardinals mens basketball. Center, changed the look of downtown louisville when it opened in 2010. Ncaa suspends rick pitino for 5 games, louisville on. Sep 29, 2017 louisville basketball players walked to a workout wednesday while team managers packed up boxes from ousted head coach rick pitinos office. Basketball and the escort queen, is being published by ibj book publishing of indianapolis.
Timeline louisville basketballs 5year odyssey with ncaa. For placing fifteen young men in this circumstance, louisville basketball received. Rick pitino fired as louisville basketball coach amid massive. Andre mcgee paid for strippers and prostitutes to dance for and have sex with u. Its a good book by selfdescribed entrepreneur prostitute katina powell and pulitzer prize winning journalist dick cady with lots of details about a basketball program that secured commitments from recruits with strip. Jun 16, 2017 head basketball coach at louisville, where program paid escorts to strip and perform sex acts for recruits, will be suspended for five games.
Though pitino was set to be suspended for the first five games of the acc season in 201718, louisville fired him before the season started. Louisville basketball coach suspended for five games for. Sep 28, 2017 what does this mean for louisville basketball it means louisville has already lost its entire 2018 recruiting class just one day after the scandal broke. The university of louisville s head basketball coach has been suspended for the first five atlantic coast conference games of the season, a piece of the national collegiate athletic associations punishment stemming from a prostitution scandal. Book claims u of l arranged for prostitutes for basketball recruitsplayers jeff greer, louisville courierjournal published 5. The ncaa ruled thursday that louisville mens basketball coach rick pitino failed to monitor his program during a highprofile escort scandal, slapping him with a. The panel tells u of l to expect a ruling in 68 weeks.
Grawemeyer hall, university of louisville eric crawford, wdrb. Five exlouisville basketball players and recruits told otl of parties at a. Louisville dorm turned into brothel for basketball team don. Its not surprising at all that other members of the louisville staff and players are involved in prostitution. The ncaa has suspended louisville s mens basketball coach rick pitino for five atlantic coast conference games following its. He points out that engaging in prostitution is a class a misdemeanor with a. Louisville investigating allegations basketball staffer. This report comes after katina powells novel breaking cardinal rules. The 2015 university of louisville basketball sex scandal involved national collegiate athletic association ncaa rules violations committed by the university of louisville u of l mens basketball program. The project won a special gold medal from sigma delta chi as the outstanding investigative reporting effort of the year. Louisville basketball fans dont deserve this card chronicle. A soontobereleased book has sparked an ncaa investigation of the louisville mens basketball program. University of louisville head basketball coach rick pitino received a fivegame acc suspension on thursday for his role in the cardinals prostitute scandal, the ncaa announced.
A university of louisville grad assistant hired strippers and prostitutes to entertain basketball recruits, according to a book from ibj book. Ncaa infractions committee lets louisville off easy for. Louisville basketball coach suspended for five games for prostitution. The university of louisville s basketball program is under attack by a local stripper, escort, prostitute named katina powell. Oct 20, 2015 from 2010 to 2014, louisville basketball staff allegedly paid for strippers and sex parties for recruits and players in a campus dormitory. In the book, powell named andre mcgee, a former cardinals assistant and in 2015. On september 27, 2017, the federal bureau of investigation and. Katina powell is releasing a new book titled breaking cardinal rules. Louisville coach rick pitino may have helped get adidas.
Jun 15, 2017 the university of louisville mens basketball program received its final penalties from the ncaa on thursday. The escort who accused the louisville cardinals basketball team of enticing recruits with prostitutes said she tried to alert the ncaa but the organization opted not to listen to her, the. A former louisville player, and then director of basketball operations, andre mcgee, arranged and paid for strippers and prostitutes to perform striptease dances and sexual acts for 17 prospective and former basketball players from 20102014. The university said pitino had no knowledge of what was going on. Louisville investigating allegations basketball staffer paid. The fbis probe into college basketball has claimed the career of one of the sports most wellknown coaches. Sep 28, 2017 university of louisville head basketball coach rick pitino hasnt been charged with any crimes, but cbs news has learned he is the man referred to in court documents as coach2, someone who may. The university of louisville s head basketball coach has been suspended for the first five atlantic coast conference games of the season, a piece of the national collegiate athletic associations punishment stemming from a prostitution scandal that has roiled the institution for two years.
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